Lawson Tait
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| Born | 1 May 1845 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 13 June 1899 (aged 54) Llandudno, Wales |
| Residence | Birmingham, England |
| Nationality | Scotland |
| Fields | Surgery, Gynaecology, Obstetrics |
| Institutions | University of Birmingham Medical School |
| Known for | salpingectomy, appendectomy, ovariotomy, cholecystotomy, asepsis, Medical Defence Union |
| Influences | James Young Simpson |
Lawson Tait, born Robert Lawson Tait (1 May 1845 – 13 June 1899) was a pioneer in pelvic and abdominal surgery and developed new techniques and procedures. He emphasized asepsis and introduced and advocated for surgical techniques that significantly reduced mortality. He is well known for introducing salpingectomy in 1883 as the treatment for ectopic pregnancy, a procedure that has saved countless lives since then. Tait and J. Marion Sims are considered the fathers of gynecology.
Tait was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of Archibald Campbell Tait, a lawyer, and Isabella Stewart Lawson, of Leven. He attended primary school at an independent school called Heriot’s Hospital, where he showed exceptional promise. In 1860, the 15-year-old Tait won a scholarship and attended the University of Edinburgh as a student of Arts. He subsequently changed course to study medicine. Among his greatest influences was James Syme, the University's Chair of Clinical Surgery. Tait considered Syme to be a remarkable surgeon who emphasized care and cleanliness, and he particularly admired Syme's taste for controversy. One of Syme's closest students was Joseph Lister, with whom Tait would later have significant disputes with over the rivaling practices of Antisepsis and Asepsis. Tait graduated and received his Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians in 1866. He did not receive a Bachelor of Medicine degree.
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